Many rappers have been the beneficiaries of the Drake stimulus package over the years, and Jay-Z believed J. Cole needed to align himself in that camp and get on the receiving end of a hit record with the 6 God.

J. Cole hasn’t been holding back any punches with his newest audio series, “Inevitable,” alongside his long-time manager and business partner, Ibrahim Hamad. In their latest episode, Hamad shared a never-before-told story about JAY-Z suggesting to Drake that he give Cole a hit record back in 2011.

J. Cole has been sharing a lot of stories about the early days of his career. He's doing it on his new audio series Inevitable, where he and his manager Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad told a story about Jay-Z. They talked about attending a dinner party in 2011 that was hosted by Jay and LeBron James.